73-year-old woman found dead in her home from multiple stab wounds in Sussex County

A 73-year-old Sussex County woman was found dead from multiple stab wounds in her home late Thursday night, the county prosecutor’s office said today.Google Maps

WANTAGE — A 73-year-old Sussex County woman was found dead from multiple stab wounds in her home late Thursday night, the county prosecutor’s office said today.

Virginia Sommer of Wantage was found dead by friends who were conducting a well-being check on her, said First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller.

“A period of time had passed, long enough that they were concerned about her safety,” he said.

Somers lived alone in her home on Valley View Trail in the Lake Neepaulin section of the township, said Mueller.

No arrests have been made in the case and the motive remains under investigation, said Mueller. The investigation is being conducted by the State Police and the county prosecutor office’s major crimes unit.

Sommer’s husband, Robert, who died in 2001, had served as mayor in Lafayette and was instrumental in the formation of Sunrise House, a rehabilitation center in Lafayette.